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List of formations of the united states army during world. Divisions ww1 through current page 3 thumbnail 125 jump to these division pages 01st10th 11th20th 21st30th 31st40th. Descriptions of the shoulder sleeve insignia, distinctive unit insignia, and. Us army infantry division patches, military gifts and. An official special designation is a nickname granted to a military organization which has been authorized by the center of military history and recognized through a certificate signed by the secretary of the army a division s nickname may derive from numerous sources. The term theater of operations was defined in the us army field manuals. Late in february 1943 an army division was unopposed in taking the russell islands, 35 miles northwest of guadalcanal.
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